Namit Cafe & Restaurant
Filipino restaurant · Hollywood Park ·
Filipino comfort food, street food, desserts, boodle fights, kamayan feasts
Filipino comfort food, street food, desserts, boodle fights, kamayan feasts
"Though this quiet North Center spot doesn’t serve pork (sorry lechon fans), they have plenty of other dishes to get excited about. Their chicken lumpia and chicken adobo would make the farmbird proud, and the fried quail egg skewers could go toe to toe with other top-level foods on a stick. If you’re planning to show up with a larger party, get the boodle fight. It’s a massive feast where they lay out a bunch of dishes with rice on a bed of banana leaves and requires a reservation." - john ringor
"A casual counter-service Filipino spot in North Park offering familiar street-food and comfort dishes such as fried chicken, the breakfast sisig combo, crispy lumpia, halo-halo for dessert, and other traditional snacks—aimed at providing approachable, quick Filipino meals to the neighborhood." - Serena Maria Daniels
"While Namit doesn’t have pork on the menu like most Filipino restaurants in Chicago, this casual North Park spot still has plenty of other dishes that make it a solid breakfast or lunch option. They have tasty made-to-order silog plates, smoky chicken inasal, and street food like BBQ skewers. But if you’re in a hurry, the rice or pancit combo plates with any of the cafeteria-style entrees from the front counter are great. They’re all sitting in steam baths like they’re having a spa day, and we particularly like the tomato-ey caldereta and chicken adobo with quail eggs." - John Ringor
"After closing their original Ravenswood location, this Filipino restaurant has reopened in North Park. Expect Namit’s menu to have a variety of street food like fried quail eggs and BBQ chicken skewers, as well as chicken sisig and silog plates." - john ringor, veda kilaru, nick allen
"Despite being a common ingredient in Filipino cuisine, pork is noticeably absent from Namit’s menu. But though this place won’t satisfy your lechon cravings, this quiet Ravenswood spot has plenty of other flavorful dishes. Their lumpia has a fantastic mix of ground chicken, vegetables, and crisp water chestnuts, while their kwek kwek is a strong argument to have fried quail egg skewers at every American county fair. But the must-order is their adobo, which is some of the best in the city. Tender pieces of chicken are cooked in a scientifically calibrated sauce that’s achieved the golden ratio of tart, sweet, salty, and peppery flavors. Though Namit’s bright space full of plant wall art is fairly small, there are enough tables for a few groups—which is ideal since the serving sizes encourage sharing. Make sure to also ask about their kamayan feasts for larger parties (you need to place a reservation ahead of time) where they lay out a bunch of dishes with rice on a bed of banana leaves." - John Ringor
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